Cut Paper Art
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 12:46PM 
I was inspired by Lisa Congdon, who is attending Camp Mighty with me next week, to make this cut paper collage. I've got another one in the works and I look forward to exploring some additional patterns and techniques. I love the process of cutting paper and looking at colors and shapes to see how they might fit together. I've got boxes and boxes of paper ephemera and I could make good use of them making things like this.
It's similar to the weaving that I was doing with fabric last year. I'm not done with that project, I finally shipped some barn wood from the family farm to use as frames for them. I'm kind of excited about the winter actually, so that I can have some down time at home to just play with the materials I have been collecting and the ideas that I have.
What do you like to play with? For me, making art has play at it's heart and is very meditative to me. It's very different from the photography work that I do. Working on puzzles is a similar pursuit and I also like to play with words and letters by doing crosswords. I just like to play with life, really. I love the idea of taking representations of life or artifacts of life and remixing them into something else. I guess that's the reason I am drawn to collage and mixed media.
What kind of art are you drawn to? Do you make art? Why do you make art? If you haven't tried it, you should.
Collage, Paper in Art, Inspiration, Play
Reader Comments (4)
love your collage - love the colors! doesn't lisa rock?!
see you at alt!
Thanks Tammie! Lisa is totally awesome. Can't wait for ALT either, see you there!
I love this! I do collages too. I spend so much time wrting and thinking in terms of words, so when I sketch or make collages I kind of feel like my brain just lets go of everything. It's freeing and fun. See you in January!
Thanks Melanie! Would love to meet you at ALT too. Make sure you find me, or we somehow connect beforehand so I know who to look for.